Deaths
{A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices mayappear in this issue or a later one.}
Hallinan, Charles T., '03, Dec. 2, 1971 Cogswell, Eliot S., '06, Jan. 20 Norton, Walter H., '10, Jan. 20 Baker, Merton H., '12, Jan. 14 Fox, Grover F„ '13, Jan. 14 Martin, Leonard C., '13, Oct. 11, 1971 Pooler, Francis, '14, Dec. 19, 1971 Drew, Frederick W., '15, Nov. 22, 1971 Chase, Eugene P., '16, Jan. 24 Tarrant, Thomas R., '18, Jan. 16 Adams, F. Ray, '19, Jan. 25 Freedberg, Morris, '19, Jan. 5 Mitchell, Frost A., '20, Jan, 19 Sullivan, William 8., Jr., '20, Jan. 17 White, Harold A., '20, Nov. 18, 1971 Leiter, James C., '21, Jan. 19 Giorgio, Nicholas A., '22, Jan. 5 Vanderbilt, George V., '23, Jan. 13 Boss, Charles A. 8., '24, Dec. 18, 1971 Watkins, Edward 8., '27, Jan. 11 Downing, Allan M., '28, Dec. 1, 1971 Klinck, Richard R., '28, Jan. 13 Garrity, John J., '31, Dec. 11, 1971 Goldberg, Newell 8., '32, Jan. 8 Byers, Philip L., '33, Dec. 10, 1971 Lamproplos, Myron W., '33, Nov. 20, 1971 Sandy, Donald C., '34, Dec. 18, 1971 Herbruck, Henry A., '36, Jan. 8 Proudfoot, William G., '36, June, 1971 Spalding, William D., '55, Dec. 8, 1971 Wright, Allen 8., '55, Jan. 30 Willey, Robert E., '56. Dec. 8, 1971 Pickells, John L., Jr., '65, Nov. 20, 1971 Collins, Lawrence W. '67 a, Dec. 31, 1971
1901
RUPERT HENRY WHITCOMB, 92, passed away on December 20 at his home in Scituate, Mass.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth, he also received his M.A. here in 1909. Before joining the Norwich University faculty in 1926, he taught at St. Paul's School, St. Luke's Academy, and in Garden City, N. Y. At Norwich he was an Associate Professor of languages when he retired in 1940. He was also an accomplished painter, composer, and playwright. Mr. Whitcomb never married, and we have no information on survivors.
1903
CHARLES THOMAS HALLINAN passed away on December 2 in London, England, where he had lived at 45 Belsize Park Gardens, for many years.
Mr. Hallinan also attended the University of Chicago and worked in Chicago as a reporter before going to London on vacation in 1920. He never left, instead joining the United Press where he was financial editor for London at the time of his retirement in 1958.
Survivors include his widow, the former Hazel Hunkins, two daughters, and two sons. Mrs. Hallinan has written of her husband's great love of Dartmouth, and the fact that he treasured each copy of the Alumni Magazine.
1906
DR. ELIOT SANBORN COGSWELL died at his home, 131 Walbridge Road, West Hartford, Conn., on January 20. He had not been well for several weeks, but was for the most part able to get about until the very end. Funeral services were held at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, of which he had been a long-time member.
Eliot was born in Stratford, Conn., March 20, 1885 and prepared for Dartmouth in the Stratford High School. In college his genial, outgoing personality won him a large circle of firm friends. He became a devoted alumnus, always interested in all that concerned the College. He was an active member of the Dartmouth Club of Hartford, he contributed to the Alumni Fund, and he attended all class reunions. With his wife he had been present at the 65th last June, and in October they attended the Alumni College Seminar on the Cape.
After instructing for one year in Sanford School for Boys in Redding, Conn., he entered Harvard Medical School and received his M.D. in 1911. He served his internship in the Hartford Hospital and at its conclusion entered upon general practice and roentgenology which he followed successfully in Hartford for 57 years, retiring January 1, 1971. He was a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps in 1917-18. He was head of the X-Ray department at University-McCook Hospital and medical director of the Fuller Brush Company for many years. He was an active member of the American, Hartford, and Connecticut State Medical Associations, and the 50-Year Club of American Medicine.
He was also a 32nd degree Mason and a member of various social and charitable clubs—the Sons of the American Revolution, the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Audubon Society, etc. His recreations included golf, boating, and photography.
Eliot married (1) Ruth Merriam, who died in 1951, and (2) Ruth Hall, who survives him. Other survivors are two sons, Colby A. Cogswell '39 and Tuck School, and Bradford M.; a sister; and five grandchildren. The sympathy of the class is extended to all of them.
JOHN WESLEY CROMWELL JR., 88, died in his home, 1815 13th St. NW, Washington, D. C. on December 16, suddenly with no pain. The first black American to become a certified public accountant, he was born in Washington September 2, 1883, the son of a prominent Washington lawyer, historian, and publisher in the late 19th century of a newspaper, ThePeople's Advocate. John fitted for college in the Preparatory Dept. of Howard University, and on entering Dartmouth, quickly developed as an excellent student, specializing in mathematics and astronomy, winner of the Thayer Prize in Mathematics and attaining Phi Beta Kappa. He remained in Dartmouth for an extra year and earned his M.A. degree. Always respected and liked by his fellow students, he became a loyal and generous alumnus. He regularly contributed to the Alumni Fund and attended nearly all of our reunions through the 55th.
Returning to Washington in 1907, he became well known as an exacting, admirable high school teacher, instructing in German, Latin, and mathematics from 1907 to 1930. He taught himself in accounting and in 1921 became a C.P.A. From 1930-33 he served as Comptroller of Howard University. From 1933 until retirement in 1956 he was successfully engaged in the general practice of accounting. He was a member of the American Institute of Accountants, the American Mathematical Society, and the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. He learned to play bridge at Dartmouth, and in later years became an expert who helped found the American Bridge Association.
John married Yetta Mavritte in 1918, a cousin of Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts; they were divorced in 1945. Their daughter Adelaide (AB Smith, AM University of Pennsylvania, PhD Radcliffe), now Mrs. Henry A. Hill, is a Professor of Sociology at Boston University. Other survivors are a grandson and a sister, Dr. Otelia Cromwell, 98, who resided with John; she was the first black graduate of Smith College and is now a retired Professor of English. To all of them is extended the sympathy of the class of 1906.
1910
GEORGE HERRICK FABER KIDDER died November 1, 1971 in Baltimore, Md. His passing followed an illness of many months. He was born in Orange, N. J., October 11, 1888, and prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Academy. His fraternity was DKE.
After graduation Herrick spent some years in real estate and in insurance. In 1926 he began his teaching career, from which he retired in 1954 when he again entered the insurance and real estate field. He was a member of the Masons, Doric Lodge 124, Baltimore.
He was married to Evelyn B. Tyson on September 13, 1913 at South Strafford, Vt. Survivors are his widow, two sons and a daughter. Mrs. Kidder lives at 3925 Beech Ave., Baltimore.
WALTER HESELTON NORTON died January 20, 1972 in Waterbury, Conn, hospital, following a short illness. He lived on Central Rd., Middlebury.
He was born in Winthrop, Mass. June 1, 1888 and prepared for college at Boston English High School. Walter player varsity baseball throughout his college career and captained the team in senior year. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity and Sphinx, and was graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
He entered the rubber business following graduation and retired in 1953 as vice president and general manager of the Products Division, Uniroyal.
He was married October 8, 1919 to Isabel P. Holloway in Williamsport, Penn. Survivors are his widow, two daughters, Miss Nancy Norton and Mrs. Donald P. Hoover, and three grandchildren.
Mrs. James MacPherson represented the class at the funeral, which was held in the Naugatuck Congregational Church. Burial was at Williamsport.
1912
Mert Baker died in his sleep in his apartment in Hartford, Conn., on January 14, 1972.
MERTON HOWARD BAKER was born at Adams, Mass., August 2, 1889. He attended the local high school in preparation for college. At Dartmouth he played violin in the college orchestra.
Following graduation he spent four years with Carlisle Hardware Company of Springfield, Mass. During World War I Mert was assigned to the Chemical Warfare Service. At the time of the Armistice he was an instructor in the use of gas masks. His discharge was received in December 1918.
After the war he spent four years with Fairbanks Company in Boston and then transferred to Russel & Erwin Manufacturing Company, makers of builders' hardware at New Britian, Conn. He remained with this company for 18 years, advancing to manager of the New York office in 1930. Then, in 1942, he joined Fuller Brush Company in Hartford where he continued until his retirement in 1960.
Merton Baker at one time was a member of the Huguenot Yacht Club of New Rochelle, N. Y., where for five years he sailed his own 45-foot yawl in Long Island Sound. Being a golfer, he joined the Indian Hill Golf Club and later the Wampanoag Country Club of Hartford, and in addition was a member of the Hartford City Club, the Dartmouth Club, and the Exchange Club. He was a trustee of the Unitarian Church in Hartford.
On July 4, 1930 he married Margaret Veronica Fjelde of New York City. Margaret died in October 1940.
Dartmouth was a continuing joy to Mert Baker. He maintained his interest in and support of the College and of his Class to the last and was a regular attendant at the 1912 reunions.
Following his wishes, he was cremated and buried in the family plot in Blandford, Mass., with a simple graveside ceremony for the immediate family. He is survived by his son Frank, a neurophysiologist at Johns Hopkins University, and by a sister and several nieces and nephews.
1913
GROVER FRANKLIN FOX of 303 Cleveland Ave., Cinnaminson, N. J., died January 16, 1972, in his sleep, peacefully, two months to the day after the death of his wife Elsie. Grover had been fighting cancer for six years and was determined not to succumb before his wife. Nobody expected her to die, but she suffered a heart attack in November. Grover sort of gave up after Elsie died.
He was a retired vice president and comptroller of the Farm Journal in Philadelphia for 50 years and was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Palmyra. He was also a member of the Artisans of Palmyra, Calvary Presbyterian Church of Riverton, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Minutemen Regiment of Concord, Mass. He is survived by sons Grover H., '38 and Donald F.; a grandson Michael; and great granddaughter Alecia.
Memorial services were held in Calvary Presbyterian Church, Riverton, and Christ Church United, Dracut, Mass., and internment at the Gibson Cemetery, Pelham, N. H. The class extends deep sympathy to the family.
LEONARD CAMBURN MARTIN, Plymouth House, Webster Groves, Mo., passed away on October 11, 1971.
He was born January 16, 1887 in St. Louis. In 1915 he married the former Alice Eliot, who died in 1967.
Len's business interests were banking, investments, and real estate. He was vice president and manager of the Webster Trust Company. He was also a member of the Algonquin Golf Club, Masonic Lodge #84 of Webster Groves, the Boy Scouts of America, and the American Legion.
He leaves two sons, Leonard and C. Landon '41; a daughter Nancy; and seven grandchildren. Len's classmates extend their sympathy to the family in their bereavement.
1916
EUGENE PARKER CHASE died at Hebron, Conn., on January 23 after a long illness. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he received his M.A. degree. Harvard granted him his Ph.D. in 1924.
He was a teacher at M.I.T., Harvard, Wesleyan, Lafayette, and the University of Virginia. He also served the Department of State as Assistant Chief, Division of Dependent Area Affairs; secretary of the Trusteeship Committee, San Francisco Conference on United Nations Organization; and secretary for Political and Constitutional Matters, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Conference in Quebec.
He was a Fulbright lecturer at the Summer School for Anglo-American studies at. Nice and also lectured in Paris and Brussels. He served the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa as senator from 1946 until his death. His membership included Theta Chi, the Cosmos Club of Washington, and the Farmington Country Club of Charlottesville, Va. He was the author of several books including UnitedNations in Action, English Government andPolitics and Wartime Government: England as well as numerous articles in professional journals.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John Morris Trimmer and Mrs. John Sibun; six grandchildren; and two sisters. The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to UNICEF.
The Class of 1916 expresses deepest sympathy to Gene's family. We are proud of his distinguished contribution to world affairs and cherish his memory as a loyal friend to the College and to us.
1917
Our friend and classmate, GEORGE CRANDALL CURRIER died in Atwater, Calif., on December 27, 1971.
George enjoyed a distinguished career of many years in the Navy, serving in both world wars. He retired from active service with the rank of Captain, and then became assistant Chief of Staff for the Naval Reserve in the Third Naval District after World War II. In 1948, George became West Coast advertising director for the American Weekly Magazine.
He is survived by his widow Vena; his daughters, Caroly Carmod and Gay Currier; and his son Stuart. George had a host of friends and a deep devotion to Dartmouth.
ARTHUR DUDLEY STOUT died on December 13, 1971 at Sharon Hospital, Sharon, Conn., after a brief illness. Art served for many years as a prominent contributor to the Poughkeepsie Sunday Courier, the Pine Plains Register- Herald, and more recently, the Mid-CountyMart, of which he was an associate editor. His column, The City-Countryman, was expressive of his interests in both urban and rural life. "His column touched with gentle—and occasionally biting—wit on many subjects ranging from the state of the nation to the state of a country road." Arthur also conducted a real estate business from Uplands in the town of Stanfordville, N. Y.
After graduation, he served in World War I as ordnance sergeant in charge of the post exchange at Fort Slocum, Va. In World War II, Art worked with the War Production Board in New York City, and later was public relations director for the National Mineral Wool Association in New York. He was prominent in civic activities, including the Stanford Citizens' Association and the Stanford Historical Society. He was a member of the Mid-Hudson Dartmouth Club and a former member of the board of governors of the Dartmouth Club of New York.
Surviving, in addition to his widow Emily are three sisters. Emily lives at Hunns Lake Rd., Stamfordville, N. Y. The class of 1917 has lost another of its active and loyal supporters. His classmates extend their deep sympathy to Emily in her loss.
1918
On January 16, 1972 THOMAS RICHARD TARRANT, 79, died from flu in the Greenwich, Conn., Hospital.
Tom entered Dartmouth from the Boston Latin School where he made the Metropolitan All-Boston Team as a lineman. In college he was on the freshman football team and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
In World War I he joined an ambulance unit in France. After some field duty, he transferred to army aviation where he made a reputation as a pilot of marked valor. After the war he became business manager for William Anthony Maguire Broadway Productions. With the advent of broadcasting he joined the Young and Rubican Advertising Agency in the radio creative end where his wry sense of humor appeared in his scripts.
Tom lived at Cat Rock Rd., Cos Cob, for many years and had a keen interest in Greenwich Country Day School, football coaching, and hunting in Maine. He maintained an active interest in class and college, serving many years as a fund class agent in his area. He was ever a generous soul and delightful company and will be missed by all who knew him. Episcopal services were from the Knapp Funeral Parlor in Greenwich on January 18. Tom is survived by his widow, Barbara, and daughter Jean.
1919
FOREST RAY ADAMS died on January 25 after a long illness, and the Class and the College has lost a devoted son and hard worker. It is impossible to list the many tasks he took on and handled with outstanding efficiency.
He came to college from Springfield, Vt., where he lived most of his life. Starting out in the accounting field in New York City, he later became president of the John T. Slack Corp., of Springfield. In 1952 he resumed his accounting career as a partner of Archibald M. Peisch and Co. of Norwich, Vt.
He was a member of Springfield Rotary for over 43 years and a past district governor of Rotary International. He was past grand master of the Vermont State Lodge of Masons and past potentate of Mount Sinai Shrine of Montpelier. His home was at 184 Summer St., Sringgield.
Surviving are' his widow, Pearl; a duaghter, Mrs. E. Lee Taylor; a son, F. Ray Adams, Jr. '51; and five grandchildren.
MORRIS FKEEDBERG, 76, of 101 Monmouth St., Brookline, Mass., died January 5, 1972. Moe was a native of Russia and graduated from Salem, Mass. High School in 1915.
At Dartmouth Moe played and lettered in varsity football. After Dartmouth, he entered the U. S. Navy and served during World War I.
He entered the insurance business after the war, working as an agent, then a manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance. In later years and until his retirement, he was a broker representing the Equitable Life Assurance Society and Mutual of Omaha.
He was a past commander "of the Jewish War Veterans in Salem and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was a member of Henry Price Lodge of Masons, and the Aleppo Temple of the Shrine.
He leaves his widow, Birdie; a son, Robert M. '43; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Estrich; five grandchildren; one great grandson; and five brothers.
He was always a loyal alumnus and kept active in all Dartmouth affairs, particularly at the recruitment level.
His family has established a Dartmouth Scholarship Fund in his memory.
1920
Regretfully the death of WILLIAM BERGEN SULLIVAN JR. is reported. Bill passed on January 17, 1972 at the age of 73. He was buried in the Annunciation Cemetery in Danvers, Mass., where he had lived for many years at 11 Warren St.
Bill graduated from Dartmouth in 1920 and then went on to the Harvard Law School and obtained his LL.B. in 1924. He was a member of the Essex Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association.
During World War I he served in the U. S. Army at Pittsburgh in 1918; in the SATC at Dartmouth; and then went into officer training at Camp Lee, Va., before being discharged to return to college.
He served community with distinction as Chairman of the Finance Committee and as town counsel, where he built up a reputation as an expert in municipal law. He was one of the few lawyers to hold town counsel positions simultaneously for major communities, having served both Marblehead and Danvers at the same time. He also served as corporate attorney and a member of the board of directors of The Salem Evening News. Between 1950 and 1961 he led in many town projects, notably in the construction of the new Hunt Memorial Hospital.
When he retired from public office in 1961 he was given a testimonial dinner by his fellow townsmen. On that occasion State Rep. Paul Zollo said "Bill Sullivan has given more to this town than any man I know"; and Town Manager Daniel McFadden characterized Sullivan as "a legal counsel without equal in municipal ranks."
It was characteristic of the Sullivans to serve their community. Bill's father was a lawyer and served Danvers. Bill carried on the family tradition of service. He has now passed the torch on to William B. Sullivan III, his son, who is currently a member of the Board of Selectmen and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.
Besides his widow, Anne, and his son, he leaves two grandchildren and a sister. To his bereaved family the Class extends its deepest sympathy. Bill was a dedicated man: to his college, his community, his Catholic faith, and his family.
HAROLD ASHLEY WHITE was born in Milford, N. H., on December 4, 1893. He died in Johnson City, Tenn., on November 18, 1971 of a heart attack. He is survived by his widow, Shelby; a son, Harold; four married daughters, Maureen, Kathleen, Barbara, and Patricia; and many grandchildren.
Hal attended Catholic University prior to enrolling at Dartmouth. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
During World War I he was in the U. S. Navy, having enlisted in 1917. He became the commanding officer of a sub-chaser and was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic work in the Irish Sea in a submarine encounter.
He returned to Dartmouth after the war, and with the credits compiled at the Catholic University and service credits, he was able to graduate with his class in June 1920.
Almost immediately after graduation Hal joined the Travelers Insurance Company and was associated with it until 1926. He joined the Standard Accident Insurance Company in Detroit, Michigan, in 1926 and thereafter for many years made his home in Royal Oak, Mich. He rose to be vice president of Standard. In the late '50s he moved to Tennessee where he headed his own insurance agency, the Hal A. White Insurance Agency of Johnson City. His address was "Shelbridge," in that city.
Active in community affairs in the Detroit area, Hal transferred his civic involvement to Johnson City. There he was sometime president of the Kiwanis Club; chairman of the Community Chest; an active and prominent participant in the affairs of such organizations as the Girl Scouts of America, the Salvation Army, the Johnson City insurors, and the Johnson City Country Club. He was a very active golfer and belonged to several golf organizations, including the National Golf Association. He was a deacon of his church, the Presbyterian, in which his wife had a keen interest also.
To his widow, Shelby, and to his children and grandchildren the Class extends its deepest sympathy.
1921
JAMES CARRINGTON LEITER, Sr. died at the age of 73 at the Research Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., on January 19, 1972.
Born in Kansas City on November 17, 1897, he attended the Pembroke Country Day School there. At Dartmouth he roomed with Harrison Hitchcock. He was a member of Sigma Chi.
In January 1918 he enlisted in the U. S. Army Medical Corps. He received basic training at Camp Funston, Kansas. In June, 1918 he was assigned to Base Hospital Unit #29 in Limoges, France.
After receiving an honorable discharge from the army in 1919, he immediately joined his father in the George P. Peck Dry Goods Company of Kansas City and was associated with that firm until retirement in 1962. In the meantime the name of the firm had been changed to Leiter's Inc., of which he became president in 1934. Since 1935 he had lived at 414 W. 50th St., Kansas City.
He was married to Constance Prescott who survives him. In addition he had two sons, James C. Jr. '52 and John; three grandsons; and four granddaughters.
Memorial services were held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on January 21.
ROBERT HENRY PATTERSON died after a long illness in November, 1971. He was seventy two years of age and lived at Carriage Hill, Sioux Falls, S. D.
He was born in St. Paul, Minn., July 3, 1899, and entered Dartmouth from Central High School in St. Paul. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
In 1926 he married Barbara Ball of Oak Park, Ill. who predeceased him in 1962. There were two children, Dewart F. and Cynthia. In 1968 he was married for a second time to Gertrude Peycke Paulton, who survives him.
From 1922 until his retirement for reasons of health in 1958, he was continually associated with the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, moving from sales promotion work in Chicago to become an assistant manager at Minneapolis, Minn, and manager at Fargo and Huron, S. D.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church and a director of the Huron Chamber of Commerce and the Red Cross.
He died in a nursing home in Sioux Falls, with funeral services held in Benz Memorial Chapel.
He is survived by his widow, a son, a daughter, a brother, and six grandchildren.
1922
NICHOLAS ANTHONY GIORGIO, beloved and highly admired physician of 47 years' professional service in Hartford, Conn., died January 5, 1972. He passed away in Hartford's St. Francis Hospital where he was president of the medical-surgical staff.
A native of Hartford, Nick, as we all knew him, was a lifelong resident of the capital city. Dartmouth classmates fondly recall him as a gifted scholar and a friendly,, helpful companion. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa and Theta Nu Epsilon. He received his M.D. in 1925 from Long Island College and served his residency at St. Francis Hospital, where he later joined the pediatrics staff. He also served for 25 years as physician for the Hartford public school system. For the past several years he and his wife lived at 7 Eastwood Road, West Hartford.
He was an Army veteran of World War I, a member of the Connecticut Medical Society and the American and Hartford County medical associations. He was also a member of the Hartford Lodge of Elks, the society of American Magicians, the Officers Club of Connecticut, and the Wethersfield Country Club. The esteem of his professional associates was evidenced by more than 40 doctors who served as honorary pallbearers at the funeral Mass.
Nick and Ann Caporale were married September 25, 1926 in Hartford. She survives him with their two sons, both of whom are also M.D.'s, their daughter, Nick's brother, and seven grandchildren.
1923
GEORGE VANDERHOEF VANDERBILT died January 13 at Dick Hall's house after a long illness. He was 72 years old.
A native of Greenville, N. Y., where he also spent most of his adult years, George came to Dartmouth following military service in World War I and graduation from St. Paul's School. At college he played on the freshman baseball team and was a member of Green Key, Psi Upsilon, and Dragon. In his senior year he managed the tennis team.
After a brief association with Spencer Trask Co., a New York City Wall Street firm, George returned to the family farm in Greenville where he raised sheep and cattle and where he and Jane spent many years restoring the 1792 buildings to their original colonial beauty and returning their large acreage to full production.
In addition to his widow, the former Jane Sanford, George is survived by two daughters, Catherine (Mrs. John K. Davidson) and Susan (Mrs. Carl Berman), and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hanover on January 16. The pallbearers were Ellis . O. Briggs '21, Orton H. Hicks '21, Walter I. Miller '22, Kenneth W. Foley '24, Edward H. Learnard '24, Robert L. Kaiser '31, William K. Sanford and George's college roommate, Pudge Neidlinger '23. Burial was held in Greenville, N. Y., on January 17.
1924
CHARLES ACORS BARNS Boss died December 18, 1971 from a heart ailment of seven months' duration. Charlie (also known as "Ake" at Dartmouth) devoted himself to the investment business, beginning in 1923 with Brown Brothers. He joined the Broad Street Sales Corporation in 1946 and was vice president of that company at the time of his retirement in 1965. Immediately thereafter he joined Eaton & Howard in Boston as New England regional representative. He was one of the best known and respected mutual fund representatives in the investment industry.
At Dartmouth Charlie was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He is survived by his widow Marguerite at 22 Lincoln St., Hingham, Mass., two daughters, and several grandchildren.
1930
JAMES BROADUS BABCOCK died on October 25 in Omaha, Nebraska. Jim had not been in touch with the Class or College over the years and little is known of his activities. Notice of his death was sent by a relative in Illinois.
Word has been received of the death of JOHN RICHARD JOHNSON on November 2. No details are available. He is survived by his widow, Marion (Ward) Johnson of Grand Island, N.Y. John had been an optometrist.
1931
Word has been received of the death of JOHN JOSEPH GARRITY, who resided in Homewood, Ill. He had been in the chain store business, but no details are available.
1933
DR. PHILIP LARKIN BYERS died on December 13, at his home on 5832 High Drive, Shawnee Mission, Kan. In College he was in Cabin and Trail, director of Outdoor Evening, participated in freshman football, and was a member of Chi Phi. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Phil practised internal medicine in Kansas City for more than 30 years. He joined the Navy in 1939 and served as senior medical staff officer in the South Pacific from 1943 to 1945 with the rank of commander. He was a member of the staff of St. Luke's Hospital and was president in 1962-63 and chief of medicine from 1966 to 1968. He also was a staff member of St. Mary's, Research, Baptist, St. Vincent's and the General Hospital. He was an associate clinical professor of medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Phil was a member of the board of trustees of the Pembroke Country Day School and of Blue Cross-Blue Shield.
The sympathy of the Class is extended to his widow Mary, and their children Philip '57, William, Robert, and Mrs. Betty Robertson, and his brother Dr. Fred C. Byers '45.
1934
DONALD CAMPBELL SANDY died December 18, 1971 at his home at 2 Club Way, Hartsdale, N. Y., where he had lived for the past 15 years. He had been hospitalized for an illness for three weeks in May, seemed to make a good recovery, but had relapses in the fall and succumbed in December.
Don was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., October 24, 1913. His father was a member of the Dartmouth Class of 1907. After graduation from Dartmouth, Don was employed by a local affiliate of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) in Pittsburgh, again following in the footsteps of his father, who was a Senior Chemist there. He obtained his M.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1939 in Zoology after attending classes at night.
Don served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and attained the rank of Commander in the U. S. Naval Reserve.
After the war he returned to employment with Standard Oil and subsequently served as a Technical Adviser (Refining) for the parent company and other affiliates in New York City until his retirement in April 1970, from Esso Eastern, Inc. During the period of his employment of over 35 years, he traveled extensively in Europe, South America and the Far East.
He was married to Jane E. Heath on October 13, 1962. Survivors in addition to his widow are two sisters, Mrs. John H. Beachley, of Silver Spring, Md., and Mrs. James A Russell, of New York City.
1936
WILLIAM GRAEME PROUDFOOT died in June 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, of a heart attack. At the time of his death he was in charge of flying operations for Interprovincial Pipe Line Company of Edmonton, a subsidiary of Standard Oil of N. J. Bill was born December 12, 1912 in Dobb's Ferry, N. Y and prior to Dartmouth attended Hackley. Prep. He left Hanover after one year and went to work for Standard Oil of New Jersey. The rest of his career he worked for Standard or one of its subsidiaries. He spent three years for the company in Aruba and then returned to New York.
In 1939 he joined the; Royal Canadian Air Force and spent the entire war in that service. On Christmas Day in 1942 he married Lynn Robinson of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
He returned to Standard after the war and flew planes for the company in Ecuador and Colombia. Later he returned to Canada flying for Imperial Oil and then went to Edmonton to set up and run the aviation department for Interprovincial Pipe Line.
Bill had three sons, a daughter, and one granddaughter, Elise, the daughter of eldest son Graeme who also lives in Edmonton. Second son Bruce lives in Calgary. Rodney and Dianne live in Edmonton with their mother. The Class extends its sympathy to all of the family in their loss.
THORNE REINEMAN died in his sleep of a heart attack on November 22, 1971. He is survived by his widow, the former Nancy Peek; two sons, Laurence S. and Kermit P.; a daughter, Nancy; three grandchildren and a sister.
Thorne was born in Buffalo on August 6, 1913 and came to Dartmouth from the Nicholas School. After three years at the College, he went to work for the Buffalo Envelope Co., a family business. He was elected president of the company in 1962 and was named chairman of the board in October 1971. He was a member of the Saturn Club and Buffalo Executives Association, but his particular interest was photography, especially of wildlife in Africa. He had taken two trips to Africa, one in 1970 and the last in 1971.
The Class extends its sympathy to Mrs. Reineman and the family in their loss. They live at 684 LeBrun Rd., Buffalo, N. Y.
VICTOR EUGENE SABARY JR. died September 29, 1971 at his home in Princeton Township, New Jersey. The cause of death is not known. Vic had been married in 1955 but subsequently was divorced. There were no children.
Victor was born in Vienna, Austria, on November 19, 1914. His father was a language teacher. Vic attended high school in Trenton, N. J., prior to Dartmouth, and after graduation, the Machine Design School of the Arts. He was an officer in the Naval Reserve, serving from 1942 to 1944 and specializing in anti-submarine warfare. He was recalled for two years during the Korean war and served in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. Other than his Naval Service, Vic worked the Luzerne Rubber Co. in Trenton, N.J., but had retired a number of years ago. He attended meetings of the Dartmouth Club of Princeton occasionally but he had had little contract with his classmates in recent years.
1939
HARRY EDWIN TRAPP JR., '53, died on December 10 of a heart attack in the same hospital which he served much of his life, the Lakes Region General Hospital. Harry was a life-long resident of Laconia, N. H., having been graduated from the Laconia High School before entering Dartmouth, and taking his medical training at the Temple University School of Medicine.
Harry comes from a loyal Dartmouth family, his father having been a member of the class of 1912, and his daughter, Capt. Joanne Trapp, USAF now stationed at Tyndall AFB having done her training in Hanover preparatory to her nursing career. His son, Ensign John Trapp, a graduate of Lehigh served in Vietnam as did his sister before him. Harry himself did a stint in the military during World War II, when he was a captain in the Army Medical corps, from which he returned to practice medicine for one year in Belmont, Mass., before moving back to Laconia.
Harry was a member of the Excutive Committee of the Lakes Region General Hospital, as well as a member of the Belknap County Medical Society, the New Hampshire and American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Association.
In Laconia, he was member of the Rotary Club, the American Audubon Society, the N.H. Humane Society, the Lakes Travel Club and the Lakes Region Mental Health Association. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, the Windmill Shores, and the National Geographic Society, and an honorary member of the Winnisquam Fire Department.
He is survived by his widow Sue, who actively assisted him in his practice; his two children; and three sisters.
1955
WILLIAM DEXTER SPALDING died in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Manchester, N. H., December 8, 1971, after a long illness. He had been in declining health for the past several years, and the accumulated periods of severe illness took their toll. He entered the hospital two days before his death.
Bill, a member of one of New Hampshire's oldest and most distinguished families, came to Dartmouth from the Berkshire School. An English Literature major, one of his favorite "Hanover haunts" was the Sanborn English House. He was a member of Sigma Chi.
In keeping with his wishes, his remains were cremated and interred in the family plot at Nashua, N. H. Funeral services were private.
Bill is survived by his father, Mr. Dexter Spalding, 1 Abbott Square, Nashua, N. H. To him the Class and his other Dartmouth friends extend their sympathy."
1967
Word has been received from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Schecter, 20 Cedarwoods Lane, Bridgeport, Conn., of the death of STEVEN LEE SCHECTER.
He passed away in December 1971 after an eight-year struggle with cancer, discovered while he was a student at Dartmouth.
Steven prepared for college at Andrew Warde High School in Bridgeport where he was active in cross country, soccer, swimming and track. He played the string bass and was a member of Modern Music Masters, a musical honor society.
The Class is saddened by his untimely death and extends its sympathy to Steven's family.
Tony Cacioppo
ANTONIO O. CACIOPPO, retired Hanover barber known to many generations of Dartmouth men as "Tony," died December 17 in San Jose, Calif., after a long illness. He was 78 years old.
He had retired in 1957 when he sold his hair styling complex built around Tony's Barber Shop in the Lang Building on Main Street and moved to California to be near his daughter, Mrs. Ethel P. Carter.
Tony was a good friend to Dartmouth students, entertaining them at his Dorrance Place home or his Mink Brook summer cottage, lending money when it was needed, and maintaining contact with those who left at graduation. He was proud to claim origination of the "shingle bob" of the 1920's, and his skill at styling drew women from cities far from Hanover.
He was born in a Sicilian village near Palermo and came to the United States at the age of 14, settling with his family in Chelsea, Mass. He came to visit Hanover five years later and stayed, marrying Ethel M. Tanzi. He was an avid gardener and patriot, and maintained a 37-year perfect attendance record at Rotary Club.
Both of his sons-in-law were connected with the College: Marion A. Carter '46 and Robert E. Bannon who was a visual scientist with the Dartmouth Eye Institute. In addition to Mrs. Carter of San Lorenzo, Calif., and Mrs. Frances Bannon of Buffalo, N. Y., he is survived by four grandchildren and two great grandsons. Burial was in Pine Knoll Cemetery, Hanover.
Forest Ray Adams '19
